Marcus Webb

# Flo by Moen Smart Water Monitor Review vs Phyn Plus and Others in My Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer For a dedicated leak detection system integrated into a Linux-based smart home, the **Flo by Moen Smart Water Monitor** is […]

# APC BX1500M Review — 6 Months in a Portland Proxmox Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer The **APC BYI1500M** isn’t my favorite budget UPS; it is a basic battery-backed surge protector that runs about 4.2 watts on standby and offers no

## How Hard Is It To Install Motorized Blinds Without Breaking Your Network? A Portland Home Lab Buyers Guide *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* Installing motorized blinds is a moderate-to-high difficulty task that depends entirely on your electrical comfort level and willingness to deal with proprietary gateways.

# Extending WiFi to Detached Garage Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer If you are dealing with the specific topology of a detached garage separated by a foundation wall and exterior siding, my testing over

# Smart Smoke Detector That Works With Alexa Review — 6 Months in a Portland Home Lab *By Marcus Webb — 8 years enterprise network engineering, 6-year Portland home lab* ## The Short Answer In my six-month testing cycle within the basement of our 1920s craftsman, the **X-Sense SC06 Smoke and CO Detector** proved to